With a strong notable run, Warner joined his brother Dustin (Claymont) as the only Cardinal freshman All-Americans. After the 141-pounder battled back with a pair of wins following a tight 3-1 loss to No. 3 Jarred Oftedahl of St. Cloud State.

In the Saturday morning Consolation Third Round, Warner went out to a 5-1 lead after a late second-period takedown over No. 8 Bryce Killian of King (Tenn.). The WJU wrestler continued to lead 5-2, but he was caught in a scramble on the edge, which looked like Warner had the advantage, until Killian turned it into a quick takedown and four nearfall points to take the match by an 8-6 final.

Warner, though, had one more top performance in him against four-time All-America Crume. He went on for the 7-5 decision over Crume and grabbed seventh place overall.

“Tyler Warner wrestled as well as we have seen all season. He knows and the coaching staff knows there were some things left on the table that could have been accomplished, however, some valuable lessons were learned in his freshman campaign that we believe will lead him to some remarkable feats down the road,” pointed out WLU head head coach Danny Irwin.

Warner on his accomplishment, “It feels great to call myself an All-American as a freshman. I wanted to join my brother on the wall and that’s what I did. Being Top 8 in the country is a huge accomplishment, but we aren’t done. I’m still going to send it the next three years and bring individual titles and team titles back to home (Wheeling Jesuit).”

* Freshman Cobe Hutchison (New Philadelphia) had a strong final game in Walsh University Florida trip.

Hutchison had three singles and three stolen bases, hitting over 300 for the week, however, Walsh, which went 6-3 on the trip, lost a tough one to Tiffin 8-7. Walsh (6-6) will next be in action starting league play Friday, in Nashville.

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